- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 8, 1951
- Place of Birth
- Fort Campbell, Kentucky, USA
Chris Frantz
Charton Christopher Frantz is an American musician, producer and author. Born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Frantz attended the Rhode Island School of Design in the early 1970s, where he met musicians David Byrne and Tina Weymouth. Byrne and Frantz formed a band called the Artistics, which eventually transformed into the acclaimed new wave band Talking Heads. Weymouth, then Frantz's girlfriend, joined the band in 1975, and the two married in 1977. In 1981, Frantz and Weymouth formed Tom Tom Club, who achieved chart success with the influential single Genius of Love. Frantz was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Talking Heads in 2002. Frantz's memoir, Remain in Love, was published in 2020.
Filmography
movieHeaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille
2024 · Self
movieFinster
2022
movieThe Greatest Radio Station In The World
2022
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self
movieParadise Garden: Howard Finster's Legacy
2014 · Self
movieTalking Heads - Chronology
2011
100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s
2009
movieI Need That Record!
2008 · Himself
tv100 Greatest Songs of the '80s
2006 · Self
movieStranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
2005 · Self
movie25 Years of Punk
2001 · Self
Dancing Barefoot
1995 · Self
movieTalking Heads: Storytelling Giant
1988 · Self
movieTrue Stories
1986 · Lip-Syncher, Songs
movieStop Making Sense
1984 · Self - Drums, Vocals, Original Music Composer
movieTalking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
1984 · Self
movieTalking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
1982
movieTalking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
1981
movieTalking Heads: Live in Rome
1980 · Self - Drums, vocals
movieTalking Heads: Capitol Theatre
1980 · Self - Drums, Vocals
Never Mind the Sex Pistols, Here's the Bollocks
1978 · Self
movieThe Blank Generation
1976 · Self
movieTalking Heads: 77
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